Electoral wards

An electoral ward is a subdivision of a local authority, used to elect local councillors. There are a total of 268 electoral wards in the Kent County Council area and a further 22 electoral wards in the Medway Unitary Authority area.

Socio-economic profiles for all individual wards in Kent have been produced using data from the 2001 and 2011 Census and other sources. These ward area profiles provide good background information for local studies.

Electoral divisions

For information about Kent County electoral divisions and the councillors who represent them use our councillor search.

Ordnance Survey have an election maps website which gives more information about the electoral geography of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Information about the characteristics of the population within these areas are presented in the area profiles.

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